An influential electronic music project that was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970. Their sound combined driving, repetitive rhythms paired with catchy melodies, mainly following a Western Classical style of harmony, and with a minimalistic and strictly electronic instrumentation.
This track, taken from the 1974 album of the same name, performed well when released as a single in 1975, getting to number 25 in the USA and 11 in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahn_%28song%29
@LadyGulag Fun fun fun NOW. Back in the day (early/mid Seventies), there was hardly any electronic music around at all. These, and Jean Michel Jarre, were the only mainstream exponents getting anywhere near the charts then. And much of the other electro pop emerging was NOT fun at all. Turgid, metallic and dull in the main. It was only the aforementioned, plus a couple of others, who dragged it out of 'Ron Grainer Stereophonic Workshop' mode (Ron was an electronics wizard - but not a musician!).
@leejohnson Kraftwerk were true Electronic pioneers that made the music warm and accessible and matched it with wry haiku like lyrics that commented on how technology would pervade our lives in ways few saw at the time, e.g "Radioactivity, it's in the air for you and me". Perhaps this was best realised on 'The Man Machine' (about artifical intelligence and genetics) and 'Computer Love' (which forsaw Social Media)
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leejohnson
An influential electronic music project that was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970. Their sound combined driving, repetitive rhythms paired with catchy melodies, mainly following a Western Classical style of harmony, and with a minimalistic and strictly electronic instrumentation.
leejohnson
This track, taken from the 1974 album of the same name, performed well when released as a single in 1975, getting to number 25 in the USA and 11 in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahn_%28song%29
Aqualash
excellent!
AJDJ
Hopefully off to see them at the Tate in the New Year, just decided which album to see live.
d0minic
fun fun fun
leejohnson
@LadyGulag Fun fun fun NOW. Back in the day (early/mid Seventies), there was hardly any electronic music around at all. These, and Jean Michel Jarre, were the only mainstream exponents getting anywhere near the charts then. And much of the other electro pop emerging was NOT fun at all. Turgid, metallic and dull in the main. It was only the aforementioned, plus a couple of others, who dragged it out of 'Ron Grainer Stereophonic Workshop' mode (Ron was an electronics wizard - but not a musician!).
d0minic
@leejohnson Kraftwerk were true Electronic pioneers that made the music warm and accessible and matched it with wry haiku like lyrics that commented on how technology would pervade our lives in ways few saw at the time, e.g "Radioactivity, it's in the air for you and me". Perhaps this was best realised on 'The Man Machine' (about artifical intelligence and genetics) and 'Computer Love' (which forsaw Social Media)
jamiepat75
Great Track, Great Band. Nuff said
gmdunning
Cracking!
ssollinger
Kraftwetrk are coming to London soon, playing at the Tate Modern
BertrandRustles
I shall be trying for tickets. 7.30 tomorrow morning *crosses fingers*
leejohnson
@BertrandRustles Good luck, sir. :)